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HOW MANY AUDI A3 SPECIAL EDITION ARE LEFT?

There are 4,851 AUDI A3 SPECIAL EDITION left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 909 AUDI A3 SPECIAL EDITION that are currently SORNED.

The total number of AUDI A3 SPECIAL EDITION was highest during 2008 Q4 (12,847). The number taxed topped out in 2009 Q1 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 7,087 (55%) AUDI A3 SPECIAL EDITION have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of AUDI A3 SPECIAL EDITION has fallen by 6,743. Licensed models have fallen by 7,531 and the SORNed total has increased by 788.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 4,552 AUDI A3 SPECIAL EDITION models. Taxed models have declined by 4,811 and the SORNed total has increased by 259.

84% of the surviving 5,760 AUDI A3 SPECIAL EDITION in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY AUDI A3 SPECIAL EDITION ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2004 Q41,80801,8081,808
2005 Q44,05404,0542,246
2006 Q47,77107,7713,717
2007 Q410,5275410,5812,810
2008 Q312,6878012,7672,186
2008 Q412,7638412,84780
2009 Q112,7806612,846-1
2009 Q212,7516612,817-29
2009 Q312,7105312,763-54
2009 Q412,6976212,759-4
2010 Q112,49914312,642-117
2010 Q212,44218412,626-16
2010 Q312,56110212,66337
2010 Q412,55510112,656-7
2011 Q112,53810212,640-16
2011 Q212,5568012,636-4
2011 Q312,5818112,66226
2011 Q412,5987812,67614
2012 Q112,5779312,670-6
2012 Q212,5967812,6744
2012 Q312,5688012,648-26
2012 Q412,5418512,626-22
2013 Q112,4989812,596-30
2013 Q212,4978512,582-14
2013 Q312,4258512,510-72
2013 Q412,4257712,502-8
2014 Q112,4029112,493-9
2014 Q212,4276312,490-3
2014 Q312,6347612,710220
2014 Q412,5008312,583-127
2015 Q112,41711512,532-51
2015 Q212,38212112,503-29
2015 Q312,27512612,401-102
2015 Q412,23613312,369-32
2016 Q112,14816612,314-55
2016 Q212,02717012,197-117
2016 Q311,93121312,144-53
2016 Q411,90724912,15612
2017 Q111,74927312,022-134
2017 Q211,65728411,941-81
2017 Q311,60729511,902-39
2017 Q411,45834411,802-100
2018 Q111,31335211,665-137
2018 Q211,13940011,539-126
2018 Q310,98442511,409-130
2018 Q410,92742711,354-55
2019 Q110,73745511,192-162
2019 Q210,56450111,065-127
2019 Q310,36152510,886-179
2019 Q410,18858410,772-114
2020 Q19,88764410,531-241
2020 Q29,66265010,312-219
2020 Q39,55564910,204-108
2020 Q49,2767039,979-225
2021 Q19,0727369,808-171
2021 Q28,8317229,553-255
2021 Q38,4977329,229-324
2021 Q48,2907489,038-191
2022 Q18,0307438,773-265
2022 Q27,8147288,542-231
2022 Q37,5747338,307-235
2022 Q47,3547608,114-193
2023 Q17,0957717,866-248
2023 Q26,8487827,630-236
2023 Q36,6677947,461-169
2023 Q46,4188297,247-214
2024 Q16,1548587,012-235
2024 Q25,8958676,762-250
2024 Q35,6128816,493-269
2024 Q45,3828546,236-257
2025 Q15,1088745,982-254
2025 Q24,8519095,760-222

How Rare Is My Car analyses 'road tax' data from the DVLA, this dataset is only available from 1994 onwards.

DVLA vehicle licensing statistics last updated 23/10/2025.